The Bombers and Lions clash in round eight of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Chris Fagan has slammed the person who "illegally" leaked a photo of a whiteboard that showed the Lions' notes on their Essendon opponents

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Watch Essendon’s press conference after round eight’s match against Brisbane

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Short highlights of the Bombers and Lions clash in round eight of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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The Bombers and Lions clash in round eight of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Zach Merrett and Sullivan Robey each slot crafty running finishes to give Essendon fans some timely joy

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Jye Caldwell is ruled out of the game with a suspected ankle injury

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Brisbane has defeated Essendon by 64 points at Marvel Stadium

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Darcy Wilmot nails a wonderful long-range goal and loves his own work with an exuberant reaction

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Logan Morris curls through his third major of the half after a poor Essendon half-back turnover

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Nate Caddy reels in a fantastic leaping mark and puts through a timely goal for Essendon

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The Bombers and Magpies clash in round seven of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Watch Essendon’s press conference after round seven’s match against Collingwood

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Watch Collingwood’s press conference after round seven’s match against Essendon

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Despite having one of the best games of his career against Essendon, Scott Pendlebury is likely to take a breather

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The Bombers and Magpies clash in round seven of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Collingwood has defeated Essendon in the traditional Anzac Day clash between the two sides

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A spine-tingling ovation for Collingwood champion Scott Pendlebury as he reaches his 43rd touch to rewrite his personal-best in game 431

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Angus Anderson takes full advantage as Essendon fails to rush the footy after Jordan De Goey's tough tackle

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Isaac Kako attacks the footy with desperation and rolls through an impressive finish off the deck

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Scott Pendlebury stays composed in the heat and steps his way to an elite finish

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Nate Caddy stays alive in the contest and provides a timely moment of brilliance for Essendon

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Archer Day-Wicks sticks a superb aerial grab and curls his second major after some slick Isaac Kako moves

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Lest We Forget

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The Magpies could receive a massive boost, with Darcy Moore firming for a return

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The Suns and Bombers clash in round six of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Damien Hardwick says holding the ball calls are too inconsistent

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Watch Gold Coast’s press conference after round six’s match against Essendon

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Watch Essendon’s press conference after round six’s match against Gold Coast

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Short highlights of the Suns and Bombers clash in round six of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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The Suns and Bombers clash in round six of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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John Noble shows immediate remorse after catching Tom Edwards high in the final term

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Gold Coast had to work for its nine-point win over Essendon

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Jed Walter shows his craft with a brilliant improvised hack to land a timely goal

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Sullivan Robey nails a massive goal for his first major at AFL level and the celebration lives up to the occasion

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Field umpire Alex Whetton comes from the ground with a hurt shoulder after this incident with Touk Miller

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Brad Scott delivers an animated quarter-time message, with Nate Caddy appearing to be part of the exchange

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Archer May and Xavier Duursma reel in clean marks and finish truly as Essendon bursts out of the blocks

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Christian Petracca wastes no time making an impact in his return game with a ripping goal on the burst

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Nate Caddy embraces the pressure of leading Essendon's rebuild, helping spark a breakthrough win in Gather Round that could signal a turning point for the Bombers

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Essendon defender Jacob Farrow is the Telstra AFL Rising Star nominee for round five

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The Bombers and Demons clash in round five of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Essendon coach Brad Scott is relieved slow progress has finally come together for his side, while Steven King is looking for answers after Melbourne's lethargic performance

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Short highlights of the Bombers and Demons clash in round five of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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The Bombers and Demons clash in round five of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Essendon has snapped a 17-game losing streak with an impressive win over Melbourne

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Zach Merrett wows the Adelaide Oval crowd with an insane snap from the pocket and his teammates flock to him

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Thomas Edwards' clever toe poke somehow clears the line after a terrific Caleb Windsor tackle goes unrewarded

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Archie Roberts winds up from beyond 50 and launches a huge major as Essendon takes control in the second half

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Isaac Kako sets up Sam Durham's smooth finish with a slick assist before reading the play cleverly to finish off a quick Essendon attack

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Elijah Tsatas' fast snap and celebration brings the energy after Isaac Kako's smooth moves set up Xavier Duursma's first

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Latrelle Pickett accepts a poor Ben McKay turnover and bursts away to curl a magnificent Goal of the Year contender

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Essendon's coach has laughed off a social media post from the wife of former skipper, Zach Merrett

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The Bulldogs and Bombers clash in round four of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Essendon coach Brad Scott was mildly optimistic after his side's best showing of the year on Sunday night

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Watch Essendon’s press conference after round four’s match against Western Bulldogs

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The Bulldogs and Bombers clash in round four of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Aaron Naughton slams home his 300th goal of his career after fellow forward Jordan Croft makes the handy assist

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The Dogs looked ominous early, but Essendon fought back on Sunday night

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Tom Edwards kicks two goals in his return game early in the third quarter to give the Bombers a much-needed lift

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Jade Gresham snares an excellent running goal after escaping multiple defenders, as Tim English goes down in the contest with an injury concern

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Bailey Williams finds himself open to snap an easy goal after a superb handball from Marcus Bontempelli starts the play

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Marcus Bontempelli kicks things off in style with a trademark finish on his lethal left

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Brad Scott insists his side's rebuild started three years ago, as he searches for answers to avoid an unwanted club-record losing streak

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The Bombers are remaining upbeat despite their 0-3 start to the season

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The Bombers are expecting more pain in the short term after a 0-3 start to the season

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The Bombers and Kangaroos clash in round three of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Xander McGuire and Kate McCarthy bring you The Round So Far for round three

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Watch Essendon’s press conference after round three’s match against Nth Melbourne

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Watch Nth Melbourne’s press conference after round three’s match against Essendon

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Short highlights of the Bombers and Kangaroos clash in round three of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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The Bombers and Kangaroos clash in round three of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Zach Merrett receives the assist to quickly snap a goal on his right foot to bring the Bombers back to within two goals in the dying minutes of the match

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North Melbourne has given Essendon more headaches in a big win at Marvel Stadium

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Brad Scott looks bewildered in the box as his players stop expecting a free kick, only to watch a kick roll right past them for a goal

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Brad Scott says players like young forward Nate Caddy are why he is confident the club can rise out of their current malaise

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Kyle Langford says the Bombers' defence isn't up to standard and it's up to the players to turn around their horror start to the season

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The Power and Bombers clash in round two of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Brad Scott questions his players and all parts of Essendon's game after their heavy loss to Port Adelaide

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Watch Essendon’s press conference after round two’s match against Port Adelaide

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Short highlights of the Power and Bombers clash in round two of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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The Power and Bombers clash in round two of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

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Port Adelaide is on the board in 2026 thanks to a huge win over Essendon

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Jack Watkins kicks his first AFL goal in style with this beautiful running snap goal

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Nate Caddy injects some much-needed energy into the Essendon side with two high-octane goals early in the third quarter

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Things go from bad to worse for Essendon as Nate Caddy squanders the simplest of goals from point-blank range

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Mitch Georgiades gets his first goal of the match on his third attempt after a chase-down tackle on Zach Reid

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The six-time best and fairest winner still has two years to run on his current deal

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Nat Edwards, Damian Barrett and Riley Beveridge discuss Wednesday’s biggest footy stories on the AFL Daily podcast.

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